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[Album Specifications]
SINGLE-FOLD JACKET
311.5mm x 314mm x 7.5mm
BOOKLET
300mm x 300mm /16p
LARGE SQUARE POSTER
300mm x 300mm /8ea
CD-R
120mm x 120mm
CD HOLDER
300mm x 300mm
PHOTO CARD
55mmx85mm / random / 2ea of 12
STICKER
120mm x160mm / 1ea
“We are all guilty, but no one can blame us.”
KINO's Second EP [EVERYBODY'S GUILTY, BUT NO ONE'S TO BLAME]
"There's no fantasy or happiness in this album. Only anxiety, depression, greed, and anger exist. Of course, my life isn't solely made up of these things. But they've always been present, another self I've never revealed to anyone. This is a confession to those who only know me as a beautiful flower garden. 'Can you love even this Kang Hyung-gu?'"
For the past 15 years, instead of contemplating right and wrong myself, I've tried to change 'me' to fit others' standards. Of course, it wasn't a lie. KINO up until now is Kang Hyung-gu, and it's a clear fact that the me who pursues justice and beauty is also Kang Hyung-gu. But the 'Kang Hyung-gu' I've kept hidden, shaping myself as people wished, always existed too.
This isn't just a story limited to K-Pop idols. I am an ordinary twenty-something, who wants to imagine freely and enjoy to the fullest. Behind the gentle and tidy image, filled with happy emotions, that the media presented, there's also a me who is anxious and gloomy, and at times seeks instinct. The moment I accepted that me as myself, I began to love myself more.
'It's okay. Some might be disappointed in you, but there will be many who can love even that version of you.'
For my twenty-seven-year-old self, honesty is a challenge that requires great courage.
"I'm hurting, I'm struggling, I'm annoyed, I'm happy, I want it" - I bravely bring out the embarrassing true feelings I've hidden, even deceiving myself that the things I felt in each moment weren't real. It stems from a yearning for freedom and a desire to be loved as 'Kang Hyung-gu,' not the beautifully packaged 'KINO.' It's the first step towards liberation from the comfort zone where I've controlled myself, surrounded by gazes.
Author: KINO
Publisher: Warner Music Korea